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HURRICANE ALBERTO DISCUSSION NUMBER  75
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2000

THE EYE IS BECOMING LESS DEFINED ON VISIBLE IMAGERY.  HOWEVER...
SINCE THERE IS STILL SOME SEMBLANCE OF AN EYE AT THIS TIME...CURRENT
INTENSITY IS HELD AT 65 KNOTS.  THIS IS ALSO FAIRLY CLOSE TO DVORAK
ESTIMATES.  SINCE ALBERTO IS NOW MOVING OVER COLD WATERS...WEAKENING
IS FORECAST AND THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL IN 24
HOURS IF NOT SOONER.  ALBERTOS EXTRATROPICAL REMNANTS SHOULD SOON
MERGE WITH A HIGH LATITUDE TROUGH.

THE HURRICANE AS ACCELERATED AND IS NOW MOVING NNE NEAR 24 KNOTS. 
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST SHOWS A GENERAL CONTINUATION OF THIS MOTION
WITH A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH
THE NCEP GLOBAL MODEL. 
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL     22/2100Z 47.2N  41.4W    65 KTS
12HR VT     23/0600Z 50.5N  39.0W    55 KTS
24HR VT     23/1800Z 56.0N  34.0W    50 KTS...EXTRATROPICAL
36HR VT     24/0600Z...ABSORBED 
 
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